Getting interface NAME from java

Question

My OS is CentOS 6. In my /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 file, I have specified the network interface "NAME" to "foo" (let's suppose).

NAME=foo

I want to be able to get that interface "NAME" from java. I tried the following, without a result:

     for (Enumeration nis = NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(); nis.hasMoreElements();) {
         NetworkInterface ni = nis.nextElement();
     System.out.println(ni.getDisplayName() + " " + ni.getName());
     }

It displays the same thing:

eth0 eth0

Can anybody tell me if it is possible to get the value of NAME, property of a network interface, in java?

Thanks.

NOTE: When specify NAME=foo, then the name of that interface in the network panel placed on the up right corner of the screen is foo.

Answer 1

Are you sure you have changed the NIC name properly, please check the following link CentOS NIC name change